Soccer Football – International Friendly – Argentina v Benin – Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 6, 2026 Argentina’s Lionel Messi’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo and sons Thiago and Ciro in the stands before the match REUTERS/Rodrigo Valle
Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi, greets fans ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2026. Argentines will bid farewell to Lionel Messi with a huge “thank you” themed send-off in Buenos Aires, where the legendary captain will end his more-than-two-decade international career with a friendly against Benin. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Antonela Roccuzzo (C-L) and Celia Cuccittini (C-R), wife and mother of Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi, greet fans ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2026. Argentines will bid farewell to Lionel Messi with a huge “thank you” themed send-off in Buenos Aires, where the legendary captain will end his more-than-two-decade international career with a friendly against Benin. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Celia Cuccittini, mother of Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi, greets a fan ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2026. Argentines will bid farewell to Lionel Messi with a huge “thank you” themed send-off in Buenos Aires, where the legendary captain will end his more-than-two-decade international career with a friendly against Benin. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
